From The Pastor​

Today we welcome Father Paul Mercieca to our parish. Father is from the Missionary Cooperative Program. WE can make a difference. We, the parishioners, hear about their essential mission work for the Church, their stories, their challenges, and their successes. The missionaries not only increase our awareness of the Church’s missionary activity, but also help promote vocations to the Missions in the hearts of our young people. We are invited to help these organizations carry the Gospel to the ends of the earth with our prayers and financial support.The goal is to support the mission dioceses through subsidies so they may eventually become self-sufficient.Thank you for your generosity and prayers!!

What keeps us from being faithful to our commitments to God and each other? Usually is it our fear. Too often we allow our fear of getting hurt, fear of embarrassment, or fear of making uncomfortable sacrifices to prevent us from rising to the occasion. We go into self-preservation mode and we hold back. This is not the life that God desires for us. Jesus warns us, "If you try to save your life, you will lose it.”

This Sunday, Jesus offers us words of encouragement. He tells, “Don’t be afraid.” He assures us that he will take care of us, so we need only to place our lives in his hands. He offers us the gift of eternal life and no one can take that away from us. With such empowering freedom, our self-preoccupation becomes pointless.

By the grace of God, we can find the strength we need to turn off our tendency toward self-absorption and turn on our passion to serve others. This must be what Jesus means when he says, "If you lose your life for my sake, you will find it.”

Heavenly Father,you entrusted your Son Jesus,the child of Mary,to the care of Joseph, an earthly father.Bless all fathersas they care for their families.Give them strength and wisdom,tenderness and patience;support them in the work they have to do,protecting those who look to them,as we look to you for love and salvation,through Jesus Christ, our rock and defender.Amen.- Author Unknown

The most quoted verse from the New Testament is John 3:16. It reminds us of the infinite, unconditional love of our God, who revealed himself perfectly to us through our Lord, Jesus Christ. On this Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, may we remember who we are, and whose we are - sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father; brothers, sisters and disciples of Jesus, the only begotten Son of God; and temples of the Holy Spirit.